Chapter 721: All Prepared
Although Li Zicheng had decided to defeat the official army of Zhu Xianzhen first, his mind was still on Kaifeng Fucheng, hoping to boost the prestige of the righteous army by capturing Kaifeng Fucheng, but Gu Junen's thoughts had changed, and when he arrived outside Kaifeng Fucheng, he found that the walls of Kaifeng Fucheng were as high as thick, and the guards of the official army were also extremely strict.
Gu Junen installed nearly 200 people in the city of Kaifeng Prefecture, but these people really played an important role, and they needed the support of the external environment, for example, when the battle reached a critical moment, the officers and troops in the city had no way to continue to support, or the officers and troops had made major mistakes, etc., otherwise it would be difficult for these two hundred people to really play a role.
Two hundred people must be an important force for ordinary Fuzhou County, but for Kaifeng Fucheng, the ancient capital of the Eight Dynasties, it may not be able to play the expected role.
So Gu Junen put forward a suggestion, that is, to focus on the nearly 40,000 officers and troops in Zhuxian Town, as long as they can defeat the officials and troops of this department, they have also achieved a huge victory, of course, Gu Junen also analyzed Liu Zongmin's thoughts, that is, Liu Zongmin, who lost to the official army, is not convinced, there is a sense of anger in his heart, and he always wants to be able to get it back, Liu Zongmin has such thoughts and ideas, and when he faces the officials and troops again, he will fight desperately.
As for how to change Li Zicheng's mind, Gu Junen was not in a hurry, he had already sent a large number of scouts to investigate the whereabouts of the large army of officials and troops along the direction of Weishi County and Xuzhou. At that time, Li Zicheng's mind will naturally change.
Gu Junen has been with Li Zicheng for a long time, he knows Li Zicheng's mind very well, this time Li Zicheng decided to attack the Fengfu City, the ostensible reason is to help Zhang Xianzhong, who was surrounded and suppressed by the official army, but in fact, it is to confirm his own strength. Let the righteous army who have been aggrieved for a long time find a channel to vent, once it is decided not to attack the Fengfu City again, then Li Zicheng took the initiative to evacuate Nanyang Mansion, and it really became an action to help Zhang Xianzhong.
Li Zicheng, who has a strong sense of self-esteem, is difficult to pass this hurdle, Li Zicheng's prejudice against Zhang Xianzhong is very deep, and it is almost impossible to resolve it, even if he sees Zhang Xianzhong being exterminated by the official army, he may not necessarily help.
However, it was able to defeat nearly 40,000 officers and troops. The sergeant of the rebel army was also raising his eyebrows.
After Li Zicheng made up his mind, Gu Junen talked with Liu Zongmin for a long time, and he inquired in detail about the before and after of the battle of Zhuxian Town, including the details of the two consecutive defeats.
It is precisely because of Liu Zongmin's honesty that Gu Junen made the most important analysis. That is, the official army has a very good combat effectiveness, and Sun Chuanting, the governor of the five provinces, led the sergeants who rushed to the aid of Zhuxian Town or Kaifeng Fucheng. It must be the most powerful among the officers and soldiers, and if the rebels can defeat these nearly 40,000 officers and troops, their situation will be greatly improved in the future.
In the military tent.
Gu Junen talked eloquently at the sand table.
"Sun Chuanting is a fierce general of the Ming Dynasty, both civil and military, and the operations he personally commanded must be considered mature, and General Liu Zongmin suffered a defeat in Zhuxian Town. The official army did not take advantage of the victory to pursue, which shows Sun Chuanting's caution, after all, the large number of rebels made Sun Chuanting taboo, but Sun Chuanting made such a choice. It also shows one thing, that is, the army behind it will take a certain amount of time to arrive in Kaifeng Fucheng, and it will not be able to catch up in the short term. ”
"Since the attention of the righteous army has been focused on the officers and troops stationed in Zhuxian Town, we must find a way to lure these officers and soldiers outside the city of Kaifeng, so that the rebels can completely defeat these officers and soldiers."
"The righteous army decided to attack Kaifeng Fucheng, and the official army also knew the purpose of the righteous army, we have surrounded Kaifeng Fucheng, so we might as well make a full-scale offensive posture and feint Kaifeng Fucheng, so that Sun Chuanting did not dare to stay in Zhuxian Town, and could only lead the official army to reinforce Kaifeng Fucheng, and in the process of reinforcement of the official army, the righteous army made all preparations and completely defeated the official army led by Sun Chuanting with the most elite sergeants." ……
Gu Junen's analysis was very clear, Li Zicheng nodded frequently, and Liu Zongmin's face showed a look of eagerness.
After Gu Junen finished speaking, Li Zicheng immediately spoke.
"Mr. Gu's analysis is very good, since we want to defeat the official army stationed in Zhuxian Town, we have to let them rush to the aid of Kaifeng Mansion City, but it is not so simple to set up an ambush outside Kaifeng Mansion City."
When Li Zicheng said this, he looked at Liu Zongmin beside him.
Liu Zongmin immediately stood up and opened his mouth to Li Zicheng with his fists.
"King Chuang, his subordinates are willing to lead the rebel soldiers to set up an ambush and defeat the officers and soldiers, if they can't complete the task, they are willing to accept the military law......"
Liu Zongmin's categorical statement made Li Zicheng's expression slightly better.
"Okay, the task of defeating the official army will be handed over to Zong Min, this time you will lead 100,000 people, and you will completely defeat the official army, and the rest will be led by me, and you will start attacking Kaifeng Mansion tomorrow."
Gu Junen's face also showed a smile of relief, this battle was well prepared, with 100,000 people against less than 40,000 officers and soldiers, as long as there was no deviation, the victory in the battle was expected.
The news that Liukou had begun to attack Fengfu City was soon reported by the scouts to Sun Chuanting, He Renlong, and Zuo Liangyu.
He Renlong was a little anxious, he was the chief soldier of Henan, his duty was to protect the safety of Kaifeng Fucheng, Sun Chuanting and Zuo Liangyu were not easy to go, the edict of the Ministry of War asked them to rush to the aid of Kaifeng Fucheng, if Kaifeng Fucheng fell, they also had an unshirkable responsibility.
Sun Chuanting has always believed that the city wall of Kaifeng Mansion is strong, and it is impossible for the Liukou to fall in a short period of time, unless someone takes the initiative to open the city gate, and on the wall of Kaifeng Fucheng, there are also six Hongyi cannons, which are very important for holding the city, and they are also able to hit the attacking Liukou.
If you are not afraid of 10,000, you are afraid of what happens, there are many rogues, and the besieged Kaifeng Mansion City cannot get any news, the morale of the sergeants must be low, if the rogue seizes the opportunity and captures it in a short time, for Sun Chuanting, it is tantamount to the sky falling.
A more critical point is that the army led by Sun Chuanting has arrived in Zhuxian Town, which is less than fifty miles away from the Kaifeng Mansion City.
All this forced Sun to make a quick decision.
In the military tent, He Renlong's expression was full of anxiety, and Zuo Liangyu kept his head down most of the time.
Sun Chuanting had been pondering, and He Renlong had already said several suggestions for reinforcements.
Just as He Renlong was about to speak again, Sun Chuanting spoke.
"General He, how long do you think the 20,000 soldiers led by Lord Wu can hold out?"
Sun Chuanting said such a thing, which made He Renlong stunned for a moment, and then spoke with a calm face.
"My lord, the last general doesn't dare to estimate, and I don't know how long Lord Wu can support it, the last general just knows that he must rush to the aid of Kaifeng Fucheng, if the adult feels that the Liukou army is strong, then his subordinates are willing to lead his subordinates to rush to the aid of Kaifeng Fucheng first......"
Before He Renlong finished speaking, Zuo Liangyu spoke.
"Mr. He, my lord is also fully considered, you don't have to worry."
"General Soldier Zuo, it's impossible for me not to be anxious, seeing the Liukou attacking Kaifeng Mansion, Lord Wu must be anxious, if I can't go to the rescue, I won't be able to face Lord Wu, and I can't face the emperor and the imperial ......court."
Sun Chuanting sighed slightly, he knew that he had to make a statement.
"General He, don't be excited, this official is to follow the orders of the imperial court, lead the army to aid Kaifeng Fucheng, our purpose is the same, not only to protect Kaifeng Fucheng, but also to defeat the Liukou, as for the large number of Liukou, this is the actual situation, we must pay attention to it, if we rush to aid Kaifeng Fucheng battle, encounter failure, wouldn't it make Lord Wu Fu have more worries, then Kaifeng Fucheng is not more dangerous."
He Renlong craned his neck and looked at Sun Chuanting.
"What the adults said makes sense, but the general doesn't understand so much truth, and I ask the adults to make it clear what to do next."
Sun Chuanting's face changed slightly, he had already made the truth clear, less than 40,000 soldiers went to help, the rogue could completely turn around and fight, Wu Fu, who guarded the Kaifeng Mansion City, could not lead the soldiers in the city to support, which also indicated that the army of less than 40,000 people would have to face 160,000 rogues, and the victory or defeat of the battle was not to be predicted.
He Renlong didn't understand this, after the victory in the battle of Zhuxian Town, Sun Chuanting did not allow the army to pursue, He Renlong had a lot of opinions, and now he was even more tenacious.
Sun Chuanting is not without temper, but at such a critical moment, as the coach, he has to endure his temper.
The situation has reached this point, and Sun Chuanting must show his attitude.
"Order the scouts, closely investigate the situation in Kaifeng Fucheng, report at any time, order all the soldiers to prepare for the expedition, as for the time of the expedition, the official has his own decision."
He Renlong's face turned red, and he shook his hand and left the Chinese military tent.
Sun Chuanting looked at He Renlong's back coldly and did not speak.
Seeing this situation, Zuo Liangyu spoke.
"My lord is worried about being ambushed by the rogues, and the general will understand, but if Kaifeng Mansion is really in danger, the consequences are unpredictable."
Sun Chuanting shook his head with a serious expression.
"General Zuo, I understand what you mean, but the rash march has put nearly 40,000 soldiers in danger, I won't do such a thing, wait, let's see what the situation is in Kaifeng Mansion." (To be continued......)